About Gujarat State Tribal Education Society

Gujarat State Tribal Education Society (GSTES) or EMRS Society came into existence on 3rd January’ 2000 as an autonomous society by Tribal Development Department, Government of Gujarat for establishing, maintaining, controlling and managing good quality schools for talented and meritorious ST students. The society is currently running three types of schools called Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS), Girls Literacy Residential schools (GLRS) and Model Schools (MS) across the state.

Presently altogether 91 schools are being managed by the society out of which 27 are EMRS, 2 approved under VKY of GOG functioning under EMRS pattern, 5 Ashram Shala functioning under EMRS pattern 43 are GLRS, 12 are MS and 2 Sainik Schools.